Former Brexit secretary David Davis has warned that Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposed agreement with the European Union will “block every avenue of negotiation with America.”

“I have spent the last few days in Washington talking to U.S. Government Trade and Treasury officials encouraging a free trade deal with the UK. Excellent response. They have already started on the procedures to allow negotiations to start immediately once we leave the EU in March,” Mr Davis said.

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“This will not be possible if we accept the Government’s proposed deal with Europe, which will block every avenue of negotiation with America.

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“We have to have a Canada+++ deal to allow us to have a free trade deal with America,” he added, the Brexiteer backing a Canada-style deal which rejects EU regulatory alignment and recommends free trade.

The Brexiteer told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme Friday that May’s deal “is a dreadful proposal, it really doesn’t fly by any measure....